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Is Namor still relevant?
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Now that he’s slower and a “ramp up champ”
Most will comment that the nerf did nothing, and although the sig and damage wasn’t touched, the ramp up being longer surely had an effect and at least in my opinion, has killed off a lot of hype surrounding this champ.
Sure he may be valuable because of his signature ability being so rare, but that’s all hes used for now. You’re not going to take him in a generic fight due to the slow rampup. However, before the nerf, since you could get to the sp3 around the same time as 28 outrages , this made him very practical for use outside of his sig. I even remember asking who was the better champ between him and omega back then.
As useful as the sig is, most of the fights hes used in Quake or Omega Red can cover. Unless someone can enlighten me on where in act 6 or 7 he may shine.
Most will comment that the nerf did nothing, and although the sig and damage wasn’t touched, the ramp up being longer surely had an effect and at least in my opinion, has killed off a lot of hype surrounding this champ.
Sure he may be valuable because of his signature ability being so rare, but that’s all hes used for now. You’re not going to take him in a generic fight due to the slow rampup. However, before the nerf, since you could get to the sp3 around the same time as 28 outrages , this made him very practical for use outside of his sig. I even remember asking who was the better champ between him and omega back then.
As useful as the sig is, most of the fights hes used in Quake or Omega Red can cover. Unless someone can enlighten me on where in act 6 or 7 he may shine.
Is Namor still relevant? 156 votes
Yes , the sig is just too good to pass on
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120 votes
No, other champs can do what he can for the most part
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I was already going to do it on Namor. The only other champs I can use it on are Void which I plan on doing before those 2, AA who doesn’t even need high sig and OR but im investing resources in the 6*.
There are so many champs that need more ramp up time then "sp2 & 15 outrage charges" for that kind of damage output..
No need mention that he is the highest prestige mutant (overall 4th spot) and his sig ability is must have type for any account therefore he is 3 in 1 champion (damage, utility and prestige)
what else you want from him(?) to understand that he is not overrated but might be underrated because (seatin also consider him tire2 so he removed him from tire1 category) many people give up on him after his nerf
This 15 outrage hold block dash back method started becoming more common after the nerf, but it’s actually not how you want to be playing Namor due to the fact that his damage is proportional to the number of outrages you have
240% is a huge chunk so you really want to be close to 30 outrages when you fire off the specials.
Now, if you want a faster ramp up there’s two ways of going about this you can do 1 or 2 sp1’s first since it has a chance at bleeds or instead spamming MM combos instead of the regular five hit. You can keep the opponent at less power too this way.
He isn't really a ramp up champ, it does take him a little while to access his full damage but that's the same with almost any champ. Plus he doesn't need to ramp up over multiple fights unlike a lot of newer champs. His sig ability isn't the only reason he's "god tier" Namor has incredibly high damage output, strong power gain, easy access to bleeds and a bit of regen. The sig ability is totally unique, even if there are quite a few matchups where he's outclassed by others. No other champ can do what he does, and until that changes he'll never be irrelevant.
As for his sig - you need it maxed. If it was something like don't take any damage from sig 1 wrinkle l while attack, and reflect some damage basedv on sig - then he'd be a lot more valuable.
Also personally I just don't like watching sp3s. And with namor best rotation I know is sp3 at 29 charges, 3 sp3s in imperious mode, sp2, sp1. 4 sp3s is too much
I really hope kabam reverts the nerf, I really cannot fathom how some people are saying it isn’t a nerf. Sure it wasn’t a pre 12.0 nerf or anything, but it DID hurt him. It was enough to slow his ramp up down to the point where most would only bring him for his sig ability which is the only reason I’m investing in him. Do the right thing @Kabam Miike , the submariner needs his glory once more